A holy dip in Allahabad, India, Thursday as the Maha Kumbh festival—a Hindu pilgrimage that is one of the world's largest religious gatherings—continued. The ritual bath in the holy waters is believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings.

A holy dip in Allahabad, India, Thursday as the Maha Kumbh festival—a Hindu pilgrimage that is one of the world's largest religious gatherings—continued. The ritual bath in the holy waters is believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings.

The stands at a Pakistan-India Women's World Cup cricket match in Cuttack, India Thursday were closed to the public for security reasons, but some schoolchildren followed the action from behind a locked gate.

The stands at a Pakistan-India Women's World Cup cricket match in Cuttack, India Thursday were closed to the public for security reasons, but some schoolchildren followed the action from behind a locked gate.